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Journal of Child and Family Studies
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 4/2020

19-10-2019 | Original Paper

Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task

Auteurs: Natalia Alonso-Alberca, Ana I. Vergara, Carla Zappulla, Rosanna Di Maggio, Ugo Pace, Kristy (Finlon) Sheffler

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 4/2020

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Abstract

Objectives

We aimed to provide evidence of the cross-cultural validity of the Emotion Matching Task (EMT), as a measure of emotion knowledge in preschool children in different cultures, namely, the United States, Italy, and Spain. In particular, we analyzed: (1) the psychometric properties of the scale in each of the three subsamples; (2) the relations between sex, age, verbal ability, and EK, in the overall sample and in the three different cultures; (3) the pattern of acquisition of the various dimensions of emotion knowledge in the overall sample and in the three different countries.

Methods

Participants were 500 children from Spain (N = 180), the United States (N = 158), and Italy (N = 162) from 36 to 72 months (mean age = 53.75), attending several schools and childcare centers in the three countries. Children were administered the EMT and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT).

Results

The EMT demonstrated adequate reliability indices for all three countries. Controlling for the influence of sex, age, and verbal ability, the results revealed between-country differences in all four dimensions of emotion knowledge. The pattern of acquisition of EK was similar in the three cultures.

Conclusions

These results point to the EMT as an appropriate tool for measuring EK in young children from different cultures. Cross-culturally valid measures are needed to evaluate EK in multicultural contexts, and to test the cross-cultural effectiveness of interventions aimed at encouraging emotional competence.
vorige artikel Development and Validation of the Guilt and Shame Questionnaire for Adolescents of Parents with a Mental Illness (GSQ-APMI)
volgende artikel Adolescents’ Attachment: Content and Discriminant Validity of the Friends and Family Interview
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Metagegevens
Titel
Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task
Auteurs
Natalia Alonso-Alberca
Ana I. Vergara
Carla Zappulla
Rosanna Di Maggio
Ugo Pace
Kristy (Finlon) Sheffler
Publicatiedatum
19-10-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 4/2020
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01634-y

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